Alternative Fuels

Nowadays lots of people are interested in switching from regular gasoline to alternative fuels. Although there may be many different motivations for change, most people who make the switch do so because theses fuels are better fore the environment.

Another reason why many consumers want to find an alternative to gasoline is because it is getting very expensive. Luckily many cheaper alternative fuels are being developed by researches all over the world. These new are not only cheaper, they are often superior in many other ways as well.

In the end, people who use alternative fuels are helping both themselves and the planet. Gasoline has been proven to be a major cause of global warming and other environmental problems.

All fuels that are not made from oil are considered “alternative”. Most often than not these fuels will be better for the environment and also offer better energy efficiency. The Clean Air Act of 1990 promotes the development of these new fuels.

The most popular and oldest of the alternative fuels is called ethanol. This fuel, which is made from corn, is also referred to as “grain alcohol”. Ethanol can be extracted from many different types of plant materials. The alcohol in beer and wine is also a form of this fuel. While some say that ethanol is not energy efficient (it takes more energy to produce than it provides) new techniques have been developed to make it much more efficient.

In the coming years alternative fuels will likely increase in popularity. New gasoline alternatives are being developed daily, which will only benefit both the consumer and the environment.

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